Overview on my year

1.What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
Gave birth to and nursed 2 beautiful little boys

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Not really...I do allways think about the things I need to change and make concious effort to do so, but I do that daily anyway. I would like to yell at my girls a little less and spend more time with them . I am always trying to better myself

.3. Did anyone close to you give birth?Yes me twins my BF DIane, my 2 cousins my friend Nicole and so many more it almost is not or is funny

4. Did anyone close to you die? yes there were 3. I have had way too many people in my life die. Some murdered some sucide some accident, the one thing they all have in common is it is to many and I wish I never had to deal with that at all.

5. What countries did you visit?Countries? NONE. We will hopefully be going somewhere soon!

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Peace, calm, stability, sanity....Ditto what the Duchess said....andP said. loveLOVE and more LOVE and one heck of an awsome trip with my husband

7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Nov27 even though that wwa in 2006 it brings us full circle that was when we foun out we were having twins April 8 Easter when I was officially put on bedrst for 9 awful weeks. June 12 when the boys were born Sept10 when Lola was born and one of the biggest also was Sept 17 when my sister and her family moved to Oxford

.8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?Making 2 babies getting them here safely having 2 babies without an epiduaral, teaching 2 preemies how to nurse that took ALOT of patceince and was a enormous achievment. Learnig how to balance it all with 3 other ones one of wich was a baby himself adn showing gratitude for my Roscoe.

9. What was your biggest failure?I had no failures only beautiful success or maybe I didn't try hard enough to mend a very special broken relationship

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Huge discomfortwith the boys a broken tailbone from my pregnancy.Many kidney infections since there birth they did a number on their momma.

11. What was the best thing you bought?My double jogging stroller

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Roscoe for sure for taking on all the mom resposibilities on top of still being man and dad. My older children for being brave understanding and helpful. My parents for toughing out another tough year and suceeding this time. Brady Amanda and Millie for be strong ,couregous and humble in moving to England.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Well there is certainly a few one in particular but we also will leave them unnamed. I like Phoebe have a VERY forgiving character by nature and works to my detramunt at times ,and to mine and others benefits, it is defintly one of my strengths.

14. Where did most of your money go?
lots and lots andlots of medical bills ,copays double ,diapers triple.. until last week. KIDS KIDS and KIDS gas

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?I also am easily excitedit also is a great thing about me. The twins(scared to ) Phoebe and Megan I was soooo excited about that. Diane and then it was a girl (lola)Getting to know Kristen. I will continue to be excited for August 19 our 10 yr and we will be leaving ALL the little ones for the first time. Much needed rest

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?Baby, It's Cold Outside (My favorite holiday song this year I also like this one. I know that my redeemer lives my girls sang it to us in sign language it was amazing. Also Ticks by Brad Paisley

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
 a) happier or sadder? 
b) thinner or fatter? 
c) richer or poorer?
A)More stressed but happier i do not have twins inside me any moreB) thinner I was 20t weeks pg with twins C)defintly financially poorer but richer in other ways when I remember all my blessings.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
GOTTEN OUTSIDE when the weather was warm played a little more but again twins poor kids will be blamed for it all this year.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Think.cryed analyzed

20. How did you spend Christmas?
quietly we were missing a few so it was a little quiter.


21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Oh yes, deeply, devotedly, astoundingly in love with my little boys. (Sorry, the Duchess couldn't have said it better, the answer stays) Also my husbandallways and all my little ones they amaze me daily wether it is with there profound thoughts and imaginations or how down right stinky they can be.

22. What was your favorite TV program?
GREYS

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No, I don't hate people.


24. What was the best book you read?IHarry Potter is allI have found time 4 the last one.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
My babies voices

26. What did you want and get?2 perfect healthy babies

27. What did you want and not get?
ns.

28. What was your favorite film of this year?Well it was in 08 but defintly PS I love you I LOVED IT HArry Potter of course. Water horse was fabulous


29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
27 normally we would go shopping and to lunch with my mom and sisters but I was on bedrest so mom brought lunch and Amanda and mom and Codie I think ate with me outside on the lawn it was a beautiful day. I also got the bumpers and crib for the twins for my bday..

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
REAlly reading my scriptures daily and MORE trips to the Temple

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007? Jeans and a tshirt I LOVE LEVIS

32. What kept you sane?FAITH HOPE PRAYERS FAITH ROSCOE

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?none but Mitt weorks

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
The war stirrs me daily

35. Who did you miss?
My sister, I always miss my sister, Amelia and Brady and Dianny fannie of course

6. Who was the best new person you met?
My boys and Kristen she is a really awsome person friend wife mom you name it. I have really grown to love her.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
What's that saying about not judging someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes? I like that. Also that Faith will carry you through ANYTHING and you do not allways have to be right as a matter of fact 9xout 10 someone actually does know more about something then me. To LOVE ALL

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year."I know that my redeemer lives..what comfort this sweet sentence gives".

I hope now that Amanda
Diane and
my momma do this